At around 10:20 local time (GMT0820), the Bucharest BET index was up 0.2% from Tuesday’s closing level, while composite index BET-C was up 0.18%.

BET-FI, which tracks the main investment funds, was up 0.28%. Fondul Proprietatea (FP.RO) traded up 0.2%, while SIF Banat-Crisana (SIF1.RO) was up 0.4%.

The benchmark index BET-BK was up 0.18%, while BET-XT was gaining 0.21%.

Energy stocks tracker BET-NG was up 0.32%, lifted by Transelectrica’s (TEL.RO) 1.8% advance. OMV Petrom (SNP.RO) was up 0.25%, while Transgaz (TGN.RO) was nearly flat on the day.

The bourse’s overall traded value was of just 0.23 million lei (EUR0.05 million), with the SIFs and Petrom being the most traded issuers. (EUR1=RON4.5388)